The Crowsnest and Kootenay Pass

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132.5 km

Length

+1,775 m

Ascent

−2,351 m

Descent

1,352 m

Highest point

10.3%

Max gradient

2h 57min

Drive time (approx.)

Weather on the road

At the highest point · 1,352 m

9 °C partlycloudy

wind 2 m/s · clouds 49%

At the start

10 °C partlycloudy

wind 1 m/s · clouds 56%

	Min	Max	Precipitation	Wind
Thursday 22 Oct	9 °C	12 °C	0.0 mm	3 m/s	partlycloudy
Friday 23 Oct	-3 °C	8 °C	0.0 mm	4 m/s	clearsky
Saturday 24 Oct	-2 °C	5 °C	0.4 mm	2 m/s	cloudy

Weather data by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 10/22/26, 6:48 PM

Terrain and when to go

Landscape: Hill and low mountain road
Surface: asphalt 27%

Roads nearby

North Cascades Highway

116.5 km
Length: +2,215 m
Ascent

The Okanagan Connector

104.8 km
Length: +1,777 m
Ascent

Mount Baker Highway

82.9 km
Length: +364 m
Ascent

132.5 km · 1,352 m

Elevation profile

What does The Crowsnest and Kootenay Pass look like?

From Anarchist Mountain · revertebrate · CC BY 2.0

Crowsnest Highway (BC) · Raphaelaubry · CC BY-SA 4.0

Greenwood, BC 20260914 105743 · MuzikMachine · CC BY 4.0

Greenwood, BC 20260914 105937 · MuzikMachine · CC BY 4.0

Road to Osoyoos (4294083432) · Hardo Müller from Bonn, Germany · CC BY-SA 2.0

Eastgate HWY3 · Cjstepney · CC BY-SA 3.0

Rock Creek · AndrewEnns (talk) 00:44, 16 August 2009 (UTC) · CC BY-SA 3.0

Highway 3 from Similkameen falls · AndrewEnns · CC BY-SA 3.0

Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under the licences shown; each opens its source page.

Start

Princeton

49.45808, -120.50535

Finish

Hope

49.37340, -121.44049

Stages

Stage 1 68.7 km
Stage 2 63.9 km

Along the road

Restaurants and cafés

Little Creek Grill 0.0 km · 640 m

Mikado Sushi 0.1 km · 639 m

Cool Beanz Coffee House 0.1 km · 641 m

Gold & Jade Restaurant 0.2 km · 642 m

CitySlice Pizzeria 0.2 km · 641 m

The Copper Pit 0.2 km · 641 m

Cowboy Coffee 0.4 km · 643 m

Frannie's coffee 0.4 km · 643 m

Billy's Family Restaurant 0.5 km · 646 m

The Vermilion Fork 2.0 km · 703 m

Livinit 2.5 km · 728 m

Pinewoods Restaurant 63.6 km · 1,197 m

6 more

Toilets

Rhododendron Flats Toilets 94.9 km · 703 m

38 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 120.4 km.

Fuel

Petro-Canada 0.0 km · 640 m

Esso 0.2 km · 642 m

Chevron 0.3 km · 642 m

Esso Cardlock 0.6 km · 646 m

Husky 1.9 km · 703 m

Canco 46.4 km · 1,034 m

Centex 131.2 km · 91 m

Petro-Canada 131.6 km · 86 m

Chevron 131.7 km · 85 m

Esso 132.0 km · 75 m

Husky 132.2 km · 78 m

Shell 132.5 km · 70 m

1 more

Parking

Dog Park Parking Lot 0.7 km · 650 m

Monument 78/83 Trailhead 59.2 km · 1,137 m

RV Parking 63.6 km · 1,195 m

Hope Slide Brake Check 114.5 km · 733 m

46 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 132.5 km.

EV chargers

Visitor Center EV Charging 0.1 km · 639 m

Fortis EV Charger 0.1 km · 640 m

Tesla Supercharger 0.1 km · 640 m

Tesla Supercharger 63.8 km · 1,199 m

Petro-Canada EV Fast Charge Station 131.5 km · 85 m

Tesla Supercharger 131.5 km · 85 m

6 unnamed places along the road, from 0.1 km to 131.7 km.

Rest areas

Mine Hill Rest Area 17.9 km · 1,133 m

Sunday Summit Rest Area 31.0 km · 1,287 m

Allison Pass Brake Check 70.8 km · 1,332 m

Hope Slide Rest Area 114.6 km · 733 m

Nicolum Creek Rest Area 120.3 km · 347 m

1 unnamed place along the road, from 17.9 km to 120.3 km.

Viewpoints

Valley View 64.4 km · 1,230 m

Hope Slide Viewpoint 114.5 km · 732 m

1 unnamed place along the road, from 64.4 km to 132.5 km.